occasional
Example Sentences
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Upon closer inspection, though, the clues were visible: the group’s relaxed pace, the bountiful tote bags, the occasional flash of a paperback.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
He’s a contractor/carpenter and has money in a high-interest savings account from occasional cash-paying jobs, but he’s never put together any retirement strategy, so he has no investments.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Also keep an eye on the website of the National Garden Scheme, a charity that posts occasional open-house dates for some 3,300 private gardens across the U.K., including many in West Dorset.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Like 59% of families who will now receive more, she is working - in her case, full-time for the local council and doing occasional extra shifts at a pub to top-up her income.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
It’s hard to believe we barely knew each other when I first arrived, after only exchanging occasional gifts and letters over the years.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
Vocabulary lists containing occasional
The Cay
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